Long Beach Swap 12/11 Edition

[J.A.F.E.]

The last Long Beach swap of the year. A little less than usual bit quite happy with the findings.

A Hot Wheels 59 El Camino - my favorite year for the El and as close to having one as I'll get. Three P&C ignition wrenches. Don't tell Jabb but they are destined for his mailbox. An unusual Cornwell ratchet - mopre on that in a moment and a piece of spring steel. No idea what it's indedn use was but it looks handy for removing some drawers and rebuilding ratchets.

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Now to the Corny ratchet. It's a compact ratchet ratchet 3/8 in a 1/4 body. Have to look up the model number - the marking is rubbed off.







On the way out I found this Panavise arbor press. It's a model 502 1/4 ton and retails about 150. Needs some cleanup but quite a score.

[d42jeep]

My Cornwell shorty 3/8” ratchet is one of my favorites so I recently picked up the larger one at an estate sale. Great find on your part.

-Don

[bonneyman]

I've got two 3/8 in a 1/4 body ratchets by neither is a flex. I don't think Bonney made a 1/4" flex rat so going that route to "make" one is out.

The old Corny's have begun to wear on me. I may have to start watching for those.

[J.A.F.E.]

Around here Cornwell is almost as hard to find as Gray. Good ratchets though and worth the effort to find them.

[lauver]

Jafe,

Cornwell and Gray tools are almost never found in my area either.  I can understand the absence of Gray tools, but there should be some Corny tools out here.  I know there is a Cornwell franchise in my area.  So what gives?

[bmwrd0]

I have a Corny 3/8" in a 1/4" body that gets used around 60% of the time. Most of the rest is a regular Cornwell. And while I have a flex I can't remember the last time I used it.

[J.A.F.E.]

lauver you would think so. I have seen a Cornwell truck around here on a few occasions and there was one at Long Beach swap for a while but I think the dealer was liquidating the inventory. He was not the easiest guy to deal with so I gave up after a while and never found out what was up.

bmwrd0 I tend to use a flex most of the time. I guess I must think it gives me the most flexibility.

[Davethorik]

Looks like a TRF42A

[J.A.F.E.]

Looks like a TRF42A

Thank you!

[hickory n Steel]

Never seen a single Cornwell tool in person, and only one Gray tool ( which just plain belonged with you ).
Those Cornwell ratchets are so nice looking, I will have experience one at some point in my life.

[J.A.F.E.]

They are some really good ratchets. I think everyone should have at least one.